Miss Universe Nigeria Chidimma Adetshina faces deportation

Beauty queen is due back in court next month

- By Philani Nombembe

Controversial former Miss South Africa finalist and Miss Universe Nigeria Chidimma Adetshina is facing deportation from South Africa after she was caught allegedly living in Cape Town illegally earlier this month.

The 25-year-old beauty pageant queen made headlines when she became a Miss SA finalist in 2024 and later withdrew her participation after controversy over her citizenship.

On June 9, she appeared in the Cape Town Regional Court after her arrest in Summer Greens. Adetshina, who was released on a warning, is due back in court next month as the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) pursues her deportation.

Court papers filed by immigration officer Adrian Jackson set out the department's case for detaining Adetshina for the purpose of deportation.

Jackson said Adetshina is “known to me through a previous investigation”.

He said the Department of Home Affairs’ central law enforcement office identified Adetshina’s whereabouts and found that she and her minor son were allegedly living in South Africa without legal status.

“In this affidavit, I shall now motivate reasons for deeming it to be in the interest of justice to detain this person for the purpose of deportation to the country of origin.”